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How Cloud Computing Transformed Education

Key Takeaways: We’ve all heard the story of Salesforce—a remarkable journey of innovation and growth in the tech industry, especially in cloud computing. This story is often framed as a lesson in educating customers about its core idea: Software as a Service (SaaS)—a revolutionary model at the time. But I believe this story is equally about ... How Cloud Computing Transformed Education  Read More

Are Institutions Embracing Same-Vendor Bundles?

Many vendors build their strategy around the idea that implementing same-vendor bundles is more valuable than combining products from various vendors. These vendors suggest bundling their products would help institutions overcome integration challenges, receive richer combined functionality, and lessen issues managing relationships with multiple vendors. To some degree, this argument makes sense. As many smartphone ... Are Institutions Embracing Same-Vendor Bundles?  Read More

Packaging New Requirement Types for LMS RFPs

At the end of our blog post on deconstructing LMS RFPs to find the most popular evaluation criteria, we mentioned that we are working on defining the functional and non-functional criteria. Over the past month and a half, we have worked on grouping the different requirement types. Rapidly, we understood that it’s not a matter ... Packaging New Requirement Types for LMS RFPs  Read More

Ellucian Live 2024: Illuminate. Innovate. Inspire.

From April 6-9, 2024, I attended Ellucian Live 2024, where James and I were invited as analysts. It was only my second Ellucian conference, but somehow, I felt like a veteran. I was happy to meet up with old acquaintances while making new connections in the edtech world. With this post, I want to share ... Ellucian Live 2024: Illuminate. Innovate. Inspire.  Read More

Unveiling the Power of Business Partnerships in EdTech

In educational technology, the necessity of cultivating strategic business partnerships is undeniable. As classrooms evolve into dynamic digital environments and learners navigate an increasingly interconnected world, the complexities of integrating technology seamlessly into education become apparent. While considering educational technology, we define a business partnership as a collaborative arrangement between companies aimed at advancing innovation ... Unveiling the Power of Business Partnerships in EdTech  Read More

Top IT Projects Shaping HigherEd in 2024

Since the publication of this post, we have received questions about how we conducted our research. To create our Top 10, we scanned the content of 81 IT Project websites from North America and Europe. We did not look at institution websites for separate projects like:  We only looked at current projects listed in the ... Top IT Projects Shaping HigherEd in 2024  Read More

Uncovering the Key Patterns in Technology Adoption in Two-Year Colleges 

A recent article in Inside Higher Ed shed light on the challenges institutional leaders at two-year institutions face in adopting technology, specifically technology that supports online learning. The authors discuss how these leaders try to overcome financial constraints, staffing issues, and procurement issues to meet the increased demand for quality online learning at their institutions.   ... Uncovering the Key Patterns in Technology Adoption in Two-Year Colleges   Read More

The Year 2023 in Review

As we raise our glasses to welcome the new year, it’s time to reflect on the milestones, achievements, and strides that have defined ListEdTech’s journey through the past twelve months. Join us for this overview of ListEdTech’s projects of 2023, a testament to the pursuit of excellence and innovation that has fueled our success. Milestones ... The Year 2023 in Review  Read More

Coming Soon: A New Version of the Portal

Coming at the end of September, we will launch a new version of our portal to answer many user needs. This coincides with the second anniversary of our portal, your privileged access to our database. Since the launch of this tool, our mission has remained the same: offering a service that allows our users to ... Coming Soon: A New Version of the Portal  Read More

Does First-Mover Advantage Apply to EdTech Markets?

Timing is crucial if a company wants to set its solution as the leader in one product category. “Being the first in the market means that you can set the standards for the industry [and] establish a dominant market share. This head start could make it much harder for future competitors to catch up.” (source) In ... Does First-Mover Advantage Apply to EdTech Markets?  Read More

Exploring Differences in Our Database

As part of our regular operations, we take time to do quality control and to explore our database. When we see uncommon trends, we dig down into them to better understand what can cause these differences. In this post, we would like to dig into our dataset to explore why we have such a big ... Exploring Differences in Our Database  Read More

The Value of Interoperability in Education

This post explores further topics discussed during a presentation given at the PESC Data Summit 2023. Technological ecosystems of education institutions in the United States can be very crowded. For example, our data shows that K-12 school districts have up to thirty-eight active solutions implementations, and higher educational institutions have as many as two-hundred and ... The Value of Interoperability in Education  Read More

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The State of the LMS Market in 2024: Trends in K-12

Key Takeaways: The Learning Management System (LMS) landscape for K-12 schools in North America has undergone remarkable changes in the last few years. Driven by factors such as the pandemic and funding surges, the market has seen rapid evolution. With 9,658 LMS implementations across the United States and Canada in our database, digital learning platforms ... The State of the LMS Market in 2024: Trends in K-12  Read More

How Cloud Computing Transformed Education

Key Takeaways: We’ve all heard the story of Salesforce—a remarkable journey of innovation and growth in the tech industry, especially in cloud computing. This story is often framed as a lesson in educating customers about its core idea: Software as a Service (SaaS)—a revolutionary model at the time. But I believe this story is equally about ... How Cloud Computing Transformed Education  Read More

Leveraging Network Analysis to Explore Ellucian’s Product Ecosystem 

In an earlier post, we leveraged network analysis to explore Anthology’s product ecosystem to understand whether its ” togetherness ” message was reflected in its products’ implementations. Our study revealed that while Anthology has made great strides in delivering this message, it could do more, such as creating a narrative highlighting the potential benefits of the ... Leveraging Network Analysis to Explore Ellucian’s Product Ecosystem   Read More